Prayer (Shafii)

June 29, 2022 1 min

Was My Prayer Invalid Because I Pronounced an ’Ayn Instead of Alif?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I was praying Isha and in the third rak’a, I suddenly doubted whether it was ’Iyyāka with alif or ’Iyyāka with ’ayn. I decided to go with ’ayn. Then in the fourth rak’a, I said ’Iyyāka with an alif, reasoning that I am accustomed to that, so it must […]
June 28, 2022 3 mins

What Is the Ruling on Forgetting the Actions during the Prayer?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have a question about salah, I would appreciate it if you could please answer this question as soon as possible since it’s been causing a lot of frustration. I have a family member who has an issue with forgetting what he has done while he is in salah. […]
June 26, 2022 3 mins

How Do I Convince My Parents That My Istikhara Was Positve?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I was approached by someone for marriage. I told my parents and they wanted istikhara to be done before the two families meet. They meant something different where one was talking about our stars not aligning for a happy marriage and the other one simply predicting that their istikhara […]
June 26, 2022 1 min

Did My Slap On My Forehead Invalidate My Prayer?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I got angry in my salah because I had forgotten which rak’a I was in and in doing so, I hit my forehead with my palm in a way that didn’t cause harm. Is my prayer valid or did the anger break it? The time for the prayer is […]